De La Salle loses to Folsom again as Bulldogs score successful TD in waning seconds

Concord — What once was unthinkable has grow to be virtually predictable. The De La Salle Spartans went 30 yrs without the need of losing to a group from this 50 % of the point out. They have now misplaced four this kind of video games about the earlier 12 months, the hottest on their property field Friday night time in all-much too-common style.

Austin Mack, Folsom’s 6-foot-6, 215-pound quarterback, leaped more than the purpose line from a 50 percent-lawn out on fourth-and-purpose with 15 seconds remaining to give the readers a 24-20 victory.

De La Salle experienced taken a 20-17 lead when its quarterback, Carson Su’esu’e, scored on an 11-yard run with 3:42 to go.

But the Spartans (3-2) ended up penalized for spinning the ball in the conclusion zone, costing them 15 yards on the kickoff.

That produced a change as Folsom begun its profitable drive at midfield following Greco Carrillo’s major return.

Even even worse for De La Salle, the position-right after kick was blocked after a five-yr phony start out infraction.

“We battled, but what about the initial 50 percent? And that’s the issue with us ideal now,” De La Salle coach Justin Alumbaugh explained. “As coaches, we have obtained to locate a way to get these guys to get additional of an edge the overall match. We convert it on and we convert it off. That’s on us as coaches and that is on them as our players. We have acquired to determine that out.

“Every time we experienced anything open up, any person was screwing a little something up in the first half. We just really do not stream issues collectively like we want to. When we get a prevent, we really do not score right immediately after. If we rating, we really do not get a halt proper right after. We’re not a fantastic workforce ideal now.”

The video game eventually arrived down to just one snap at the objective line. Just as it did in previous season’s regional at De La Salle, Folsom manufactured the significant perform. The Bulldogs stopped Zeke Berry on a two-issue conversion play in a 28-27 victory past December. This time, Folsom’s offense acquired across the target line to spoil De La Salle’s next-50 % comeback.

The winning participate in was improvised.

“We never ever rep that, we by no means apply that,” Folsom mentor Paul Doherty said. “We test to keep the quarterback healthy. We try to give it to the working again.”

But assistant coach Jordan Banning had other suggestions.

“In his typical fourth-down suggestion self, he stated, ‘Hey, why don’t you acquire the 6-6 kid about the major? With a property to go and two men main, I believed that was a really very good chance,” Doherty said. “I was heading to kick the area target. But children really don't want to do that. The software is for the kids.”

However the defenses dominated the initial 50 %, Folsom (4-1) took a 10- guide into the locker room.

The Bulldogs stuffed De La Salle’s ground assault with sideline to sideline speed and dominance among the tackles.

It was an ugly half of offense for the home staff, which experienced only 93 decades as a result of two quarters.

“We just can't maintain coming out like that,” Su’esu’e claimed. “It’s the exact story on repeat. Something’s bought to alter — rapid. We need to have some leaders to acquire cost, which includes myself.”

De La Salle marched across midfield on its to start with possession but stalled on downs at the 44.

Five plays later, Folsom experienced a 7- direct.

Mack related with tight conclusion Mason Norberg from 17 yards out for the touchdown that done a 56-garden collection.

The score did not modify right until Folsom drove from its 11 to the De La Salle 7 as Mack uncovered a rhythm with his receivers, finishing five passes on that sequence.

When De La Salle stopped Folsom at the 7, Jake Tremain kicked a 24-lawn subject target to widen the visitor’s lead to 10- with 3:55 still left right before halftime.

De La Salle received a massive crack to get started the 3rd quarter. After forcing a punt, a negative snap gave the Spartans the ball at the Folsom 14.

On the future enjoy, Charles Greer scored to make it 10-7.

But Folsom responded with an 80-garden, 10-engage in drive that Donovan Maxey-Parler finished with a 19-garden touchdown run to widen the direct to 17-7.

De La Salle answered with a grinder of a collection — 19 plays, 80 yards — to slice the margin to 17-14. Su’esu’e scored the landing from the 1.